LucasLaughing Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 And now, the much delayed but still thrilling conclusion to my Bothawui trilogy. 1. Flight of the Birdman 2. Bothawui Battle Blues (part 1) That hurt. I cough, taste blood. Limbs appear intact. Breathing hurts. I'm still alive, so that was just a low-powered range-finding shot. The next one will take down the building. Sarge: Birdman? Birdman: Get clear, I'll cover! I can see the tank through my rifle scope - looks like a T2-B with upgraded guns. Wont take long to recharge the cannon. The turret is already adjusting slightly, aiming toward the base of the building. It's been about 10 seconds since the first shot - Sarge and Grace wont have time to get clear. My rounds wont damage the tank, of course, but tank gunners are cocky - it's practically a law of nature. I'm pretty sure this one wont let a direct challenge from a mere foot solder go unanswered. Sure enough, the tank barrel pauses, then elevates back up toward me. His next shot will take off the top of the building, but that should give Sarge and Grace more time to get out. Time starts to slow. My heartbeat seems to echo through the city. I have a clear vision of Marla, and feel an intense regret. I deserve this. It's been twenty seconds, the gun should be recharged. There's a ripping sound, and a flash, and the tank rocks to the side, as if smashed by a giant fist. A bright orange flower of flame blossoms from its side. Pilot: Did someone call for a taxi? Sarge: Yeah, but you're late, so don't expect a tip. Pilot: Typical ground-pounder. Keep your heads down a minute while I clear an LZ. Jen, put one more missile into that tank to be safe. Gunner: Roger. Gunner: If you come in sideways, I'll bet we can knock those little trees out of the way. Pilot: Good thing we paid for the damage waiver... Pilot: Acklay, we are on the ground and deploying ground troops to cover. Come on out. Grace: Well, I suppose it's not the worst extraction I've been subjected to. Sarge: We aim to please, ma'am. ------------- I've admired the last few Republic Gunships, but they all seemed a little too pricey, so I decided to make my own. This is a modded version of 75021. All parts are official LEGO elements. The eye stickers are from the Aqua Raiders sets. The winch is still a WIP, but I'm pretty satisfied with the rest of the build. The biggest changes I made are to the rear of the ship. I filled in a lot of the gaps, and rebuilt the engines to look more like the movie model. The main guns swivel 360 degrees, and the barrels elevate up and down. It holds 8 troops comfortably, and I'm sure I could squeeze more in if I didn't care about them being too secure. I have a few more pictures (and larger versions of these pics) on my flickr page: https://www.flickr.c...57648599544675/ Mods: since this freebuild is partly an expansion of my previous one, I wonder if you could judge them together as if they were just one freebuild? Thanks! Quote
duboismerci Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) WOW I love that gunship! I love the setting (build) and the story! Really great! where did you get the stickers for the nose art? Edited October 10, 2014 by duboismerci Quote
IenjoyLego89 Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 The gunship looks really cool :) I like the story as well, glad to see they made it :) Quote
LucasLaughing Posted October 10, 2014 Author Posted October 10, 2014 WOW I love that gunship! I love the setting (build) and the story! Really great! where did you get the stickers for the nose art? Thanks! The stickers are from an Aquaraiders set: http://brickset.com/sets/2160-1/Crystal-Scavenger The gunship looks really cool :) I like the story as well, glad to see they made it :) Thank you :-) ... I figure at least some of my stories should have happy endings. Wow, fantastic gunship! Beautiful gunship! Thanks guys! I've been working on the ship for quite a while, so I appreciate the positive feedback! Quote
markus1984 Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 Wow!!! Cant say more - great MOC, many good looking details and stroy. The best of all is the "gunship" fantastic work on it. markus Quote
MKJoshA Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Wow. Wow. Wow. I'm going to comment on both builds here. Your story is great. You must have real experience with battlezones, or have read a lot of books, or have played a lot of video games, or some combination of all 3 I love your Bothawui buildings. You've captured the feel very well. And that gunship... Amazing! Great work! Quote
Manx Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 Fantastic MOC with great story. Gunship really looks fantastic! Quote
LucasLaughing Posted October 25, 2014 Author Posted October 25, 2014 Wow!!! Cant say more - great MOC, many good looking details and stroy. The best of all is the "gunship" fantastic work on it. markus Thanks Markus! Wow. Wow. Wow. I'm going to comment on both builds here. Your story is great. You must have real experience with battlezones, or have read a lot of books, or have played a lot of video games, or some combination of all 3 I love your Bothawui buildings. You've captured the feel very well. And that gunship... Amazing! Great work! Thank you! I'm fortunate enough that I've never experienced actual combat, but I have read a fair number of military books (mostly memoirs by soldiers) and watched a few documentaries. Fantastic MOC with great story. Gunship really looks fantastic! Thanks! I'm really happy with how the gunship turned out Quote
Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Judges have awarded you 5 XP! Quote
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